Although Tennessee Williams never met the poet Hart Crane, his devotion to Crane and his poetry was one of the deepest of his life, and informed his play Suddenly, Last Summer.
Set in 1945, following the opening of his first Broadway success, The Glass Menagerie, this provocative and intimate portrait offers a unique glimpse into the heart of the young Williams – the desires and demons that shaped him, and the muse who inspired yet nearly destroyed him.